2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	23 April - 27 April 2008
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	118 (9.08 per match)

The 2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONMEBOL) was the second beach soccer championship for South America, held in April 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brazil won the championship for a second consecutive time, with Argentina finishing second and Uruguay winning the third place play of to finish third. The three nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France from July 17 - July 27.^[1]

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	9	3	3	0	26	10	16
Venezuela	6	3	2	1	13	11	2
Chile	3	3	1	2	17	16	1
Peru	0	3	0	3	10	23	-13

Chile v Peru

2008-04-23

Chile	8 – 5	Peru

Buenos Aires

Argentina v Venezuela

2008-04-23

Argentina	2 – 1	Venezuela

Buenos Aires

Venezuela v Chile

2008-04-24

Venezuela	5 – 4	Chile

Buenos Aires

Peru v Argentina

2008-04-24

Peru	0 – 8	Argentina

Buenos Aires

Venezuela v Peru

2008-04-25

Venezuela	7 – 5	Peru

Buenos Aires

Argentina v Chile

2008-04-25

Argentina	6 – 5	Chile

Buenos Aires

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	6	2	2	0	14	7	7
Uruguay	3	2	1	1	8	12	-4
Paraguay	0	2	0	2	8	11	-3

Brazil v Uruguay

2008-04-23

Brazil	8 – 3	Uruguay

Buenos Aires

Brazil v Paraguay

2008-04-24

Brazil	6 – 4	Paraguay

Buenos Aires

Uruguay v Paraguay

2008-04-23

Uruguay	5 – 4	Paraguay

Buenos Aires

Knockout stage

Semi-finals			Final

B1	Brazil	8
A2	Venezuela	3
			SF1	Brazil	6
			SF2	Argentina	1
A1	Argentina	5
B2	Uruguay	3	3rd/4th Place match

			SF1	Venezuela	1
			SF2	Uruguay	5

Semi-Finals

Brazil v Venezuela

2008-04-26

Brazil	8 – 3	Venezuela

Buenos Aires

Argentina v Uruguay

2008-04-26

Argentina	5 – 3	Uruguay

Buenos Aires

Third Place Play Off

Venezuela v Uruguay

2008-04-27

Venezuela	1 – 5	Uruguay

Buenos Aires

Final

Brazil v Argentina

2008-04-27

Brazil	6 – 1	Argentina

Buenos Aires

Winners

(2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners:
Brazil Second title

Awards

Best Player
André
Top Scorer
Ezequiel Hilaire
7 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Diego

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Argentina
3	Uruguay
4	Venezuela
5	Chile
6	Paraguay
7	Peru

References

↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach08.html

International beach soccer

FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide World Cup Mundialito (clubs) Pro Beach Soccer Tour Intercontinental Cup Copa Latina Rankings Asian Beach Games European Games

Asia	AFC – Championship Cup

Africa	CAF – Championship

North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship

South America	CONMEBOL – Championship

Oceania	OFC – Championship

Europe	UEFA – FIFA Qualifiers Cup League Winners Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification

AFC	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015

CAF	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015

CONCACAF	2005² 2006 2007² 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015

CONMEBOL	2005² 2006 2007² 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015

OFC	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008¹ 2009 2011 2013 2015¹

UEFA	2005¹ 2006³ 2007³ 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015

¹ No qualifiers took place as the representatives were selected by the confederation. ² CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship for qualification. ³ Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League.

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